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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
4
The Philadelphia Inquirer offers home ironing tips for shirt waists. Use Defiance starch for even stiffness, iron from top to bottom, and smooth with a damp cloth to remove wrinkles. Air thoroughly before folding for storage.
Observers on Mars note the dramatic pyrotechnic show in the West Indies as reported by Chicago Tribune. The observers’ remarks capture a rare cross-planet cultural moment and highlight the vivid spectacle observed from a distant vantage.
W C Patton and Bro of Richmond Missouri praise Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in a letter to its manufacturers. They report four years of satisfaction and frequent repeat orders for family use and customer recommendations. The medicine claims to cure constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach troubles. Available at druggists.
Prof Bigelow estimates the surface water spout rotates at 354 miles per hour equating to about six miles a minute, indicating a rapid surface motion associated with the phenomenon.
A historical note claims a man cannot love a neighbor who keeps chickens near a garden. The statement reflects social norms about property, neighbors, and livestock in a past era.
Charles J. Osborn, a St. Louis representative for the Associated Press for forty seven years, retires from active service to an advisory editor role. He began his career in 1847 with the Cincinnati Herald and moved to St. Louis in 1885. He is renowned for news judgment and wide regard among AP staff nationwide.
In Wyoming the Mount Lookout colliery supplies electric light but nonunion firemen operated by strike are kept at the plant. A Baptist prayer meeting paused for ten minutes as members urged alternative lighting. businesses were asked to stop using the light.
The latest figures show two nations each export over 100 million dollars monthly. The United States leads Britain by four percent. Britain and Germany top monthly imports over 100 million, with Britain’s 212 million dwarfing others. France and Holland rank fourth and fifth in combined imports and exports.
Miss Anna Lindmark a Swedish traveler wrote of American manners and dress. She was struck by the extravagant way of American women who go out shopping wearing silks velvets and jewels.
James Stillman, banker and National City bank head, has grown the bank's capital to 25 million, earning him top status among American bank presidents. A Texan reared in Connecticut, he trained in cotton trade with Smith Woodman & Stillman and joined his father's merchant firm before building vast bank holdings. Now 52, he is recognized for skillful investment and financial prowess.
The text states an ordinary man’s atmospheric surface pressure as 32 400 pounds, about 16.2 tons, and notes the fall of the barometer by 2.5 inches or a drop in pressure by 0 pounds.
A Missouri editor notes a church entertainment in Duffau Texas where the master of ceremonies announced Miss Bates would sing O That I Had an Angel's Wings That I Might Rise and Fly with accompaniment by the minister. The fragment mentions peaches pl 1 year old and blackberries ready for sale with suggested pricing and directions.
Advertises round trip excursion tickets at reduced rates to many states and cities including New York and New Orleans. Promotes comfort on the Southern Pacific Sunset Route, with contact lines for rates and literature through Houston offices. Also mentions homeopathic Cupid and kidney cure remedies with price details and dealer notes.
Storekeepers report Defiance Starch outsells other brands due to extra quantity and superior quality. Advertisers claim 4 oz more for the same money and urge men with rigs to send for poultry goods from Javelie Mfg Co. Dept. D Parsons Kan. The proverb tree is judged by its bark.
Sensible housekeepers choose Defiance starch for better value and quality offering one third more for the same money. The notice also notes an unrelated caution about threatening a bull from a window.
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants to soften gums ease pain and relieve wind colic. It claims cures childhood ailments and ends with thanks to God and the doctor.
Puritans Cream claims to remove freckles and all skin decolorations as the best face bleach. The ad offers a sample for ten cents in stamps, directed by A. E. Kiesling of Houston Texas. A moral adage about measuring a man by everyday conduct accompanies the product mention.
A vintage advertisement promotes Defiance starch, offering 16 oz for 10 cents with a claim of best value. The copy also notes a sailor’s boxing of the compass as a saying.
Cassier's Magazine details a vast Chignik Unga Herendeen Bay coal deposit near Kenai Alaska. It argues the field offers hard, bright coal in multiple seams, with strategic value due to proximity to U S and Pacific possessions, and shorter sea routes to Manila Guam Honolulu Ducco Harbor St Michael Nome compared with Seattle Tacoma Vancouver.
Rev. Charles Dalmer of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Baltimore criticizes long given names for children. He recounts christening a baby labeled Amelia Ella Martha Washington but uses Ella in the ceremony, arguing parents burden children with unwieldy names and he wants simple naming.
A traveler recalls cheap beef in Mexico yet notes quality is inferior. He describes sirloin at 25 cents a kilo, tenderloin that proved too tough, and the hotel waiter presenting a bent platter while the host defends it as the best in the house.
A Petersburg Virginia convention read a letter from Senator Tillman of South Carolina. He said he bore Negroes no ill will and urged effort on practical life, moral character, and self-improvement rather than political equality. He offered goodwill and blessings to the undertaking.
A young writer meets an acquaintance in town and leaves a business card with the letters I D T Y. He claims the initials are meaningless but uses the ruse to exercise his friend's mind. The next day Browns asks what the letters mean, only to be told they are a prank.
The article discusses explanations for the St Pierre eruption including a flame sheet from hydrogen and oxygen released by lava contact, with chlorine forming hydrochloric acid that poisons and kills. It also notes skyscraper rooftop signals of completed roofs a tree or flag and a celebratory keg signifying no fatalities during construction.
In Canton Neuchatel Switzerland the French language is advancing while German speakers decline. The shift shows an estimated decrease of 230 per 1000 this year after 218 per 1000 last year. Immigrants, mainly Germans, contribute to the changing linguistic landscape.
A pasted ad fragment cites Hall's Catarrh Cure as constitutional and Piso's Cure for Consumption with testimonials. Also promotes Dreiss' Specific Headache Powder priced at 50 cents, with ordering from Adolph Dreiss in San Antonio and a Norwich New York address noted.
A properly adjusted tongue runs slower than the mind, affecting speech tempo and fluency in verbal communication.
Mrs. Katie Oldham of Montalba Anderson County Texas reports through mail order from J T Shuptrine SaveGa that Tetterine is the only remedy that heals a stubborn ring worm and ear infection if local druggists do not carry it.
A concise quip reflects on human vanity and self awareness. The line contrasts perception with appearance, suggesting people misjudge themselves more than others. The tone is wry and observational.
The snippet promotes a refund offer “Your Money Refunded” by Home Remedy Co and features tainted phrases about Ta Soares and Hoverox Texas. It includes a misworded line about Italians Germans and French and claims “All druggists” and “Samece Pece.”
Automobile industry in France supports nearly 200000 workers, with output tripling in three years. Paris led at first, but Lyons Bordeaux Marseilles Lille Saint Etienne Nantes and Rouen now host factories for local demand. Casier's Magazine notes broad employment tied to automobilism.
A compact reflection notes that for some people wealth and success bring hidden challenges and unintended negative consequences, suggesting prosperity can seed further troubles rather than guarantee lasting well being.
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